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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

Tie the COW by the head. using "A
stout halter with a ring under the
chin. Get squarely behind her-she
cannot kick you then-and fasten u
stout cord to the pas,ern of each hind
foot. Run thesecords forward through
the halter ring, and back, convenient
to your hand when milking. When
the COW lifts a foot to kick. pull the
cords, thus drawing her foot toward
her jaw. and throwing her OIL her feet.
When she gets up and attempts 70
kick again, repeat the pulling. Treat
her kindly, but whenever she lifts q
foot to kick. jerk the cork with all
your might. Stout. wild heifers: that
had never been fed before, or had a
mans hand on them except when they
were branded, were in this way broken
in an hour. and never attempted to
kick ag,in.-Annerican Agric,'lturist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

It is gratifying to learn that the
stock losses throughout this county
are not as great rs those most inter-
rsted predicted "a few weeks back.
Some sections and some bands were
more unfortunate than Others, hut on
the whole it is now believed the loss in
native cattle will not exceed twenty
five percent. Considering the severity
Of the weather and it's duration it is
remarkable that the losses were not
greater. Since the break in the
weather the conditions have been most
favorable for weak stock and they are
now gaining strength with great rapid
ity and it il thought the mortality
will be very light from this on. The
high bench lands afford good feed and
cattle can he seen on every hand.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

The Killen-M Mcdonald fight occurred
in Minneapolis, on the ith inst. and
was a one-sided affair OF short durt-
ton. Eillen knocked the Montana
champion out in the first round. much
TO the surprise of the crowd AMI
Mcdonald himself. The fight was with
four and a. half ounce gloves. The
-fsurrr hui stvov&- -sstif.s'a'AAlr- to-hAs-
much more Notwithstanding oppo-
nent. but was evidently II triiie leary
Of the Duluthian. After little spar
ring, Mcdonald led out with his rigs't.
lightly tapping killen on the lace.
Eillcn let 20 his left, and landed quite
heavily on McIonald's body. Mellon.
AID began to liven up after this, ana
did some rushing. He landed several
times without effect. Mcdonald was
recovering his equilibrium after his
rushing. when Killen made quick step
forward and. swinging his lett, caught
his o,ponent squarely under the right
chin. IT was a hard smash. Ii had
| fine effect of almost lifting Mcdonald
from the floor, and he TELL over on ms
back. He remained almost motion.
less for several seconds, then rolled
over on to his hands and face and b!
a hard effort got to his feet. Time had
been called three seconds before Me
Donald recovered his feet, and the'
the tin,ekeepers had made the mistake
OF thinking fifteen seconds the tim
allowed instead OF ten. Mcdonald
c,ei.e,l toward killen. who, no
having heard the call OF time. str',cl
Mcdonald three blows in the face. III
went down, the police came up: an'
Killen was declared the winner: Time
including the rest, 2:4o: kiiien
, now anxious to meet Cardiff.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

Mr.. E. W. jerks, Of the Chicago
Herald, has applied for u patent for
heating railroad cars with hot air;
Ito claims tina, his invention will
perfectly heat any number Of ears ~
to twenty, and that il is simple in
construction, easily managed and inn
possible to get out OF order supt:
Twin, OF the Chicago 4 Rock island
road, and other railroad men, have
already spoken warmly in approval!
Of the principal involved IN Mr.. jerks
invention, which is, briefly, the pursfi:.
cation and distribution OF air heated
in a separate car, purposely const ruct-
ed, and conveyed to the coaches with,
out risk to the passengers. Another
notable feature OF the invention Is
that il may DE used during the sum
mer months 'or cooling the cars with
purified air;
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

There are indications oil marked
improvement in the horse market this
season. There have been ~ number OF
horse buyers in this section during the
week looking over the various bands
and making purchases. The sales in
one instance amounted to over one
thousand dollars. There is demand
for draft horses, and with the ap-
proaeh of railroad construction within
our borders and throughout the west
horse growers should realize hand
somely. Horses have wintered well,
and the industry proving one OF the
safest il not the most profitable OF
which our territory can boast.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

A serious freshct is threatened ut Fort
shaw.
Already the courts have begun to- grind
in Butte under the variety theatre bill.
4 fire in Butte on the 9Th inst. destroyed
several thousand dollars worth 81 prop
crty.
There are twelve divorce cases on the dis
trict court docket Of Lewis and Clarke
county.
\ number Of Plunticoucs' warriors have
worked for Nelson Storey during the win
ter, driving cattle from the brush to good
graz ing grounds.
A powder explosion is reported about
eight miles above Great Falls, ON the Mon
tana Central road. II killed two men,
George Lawrence and Clay Archer. and
woumtlsd several Others.
-AstAue- E-ualsaasx- al Wixcnnsin.- hAs
just been appointed and confirmed collector
ii customs for Alaska. In securing this
position ne defeats Capt. John McCafcrty
Of Montana, who was appointed to the
place but failed oi confirmation owing To
the hroils among the federal officials and
prominent men 81 Alaska.
The following is the output Of the Drum
mill crushed 40 tons yielding $4,000
5O-stamp mill crushed 1880 tons yieldins
sl.j, 800; 6O-stamp mill dow gradel
crushed 1916 tons yielding S32.5 To
raj for the month. SITS, 7W.-Indepcnd
cnt.
Ex-l;ov. Hauser, who returned from New
York on Monday, will leave again on Mon
day morning for another trip to that city
returning again in less than three weeks
: lie says that the new railroad enterprise
in which he IL Interested will go ahead jus
as fast ~ the weather will permit. most a
. them now being in the course 81 detinit
location. He thinks the Union Pacific wi
also do some building. -Intependent.
A large wool grower is Len Lewis. {
= Smith River valley, Meagher county. Iii
several Aocks oi sheep number 1000
I head. All Of his bands went through tn
1 winter in good shape, with the exception Z
h one, which was caught out in seve'
( blizzard and to save the lives 81 the shel
y herds, had to he abandoned during IL
, severest Of the storm and some 600 an
:, mails persisted. Len thinks himself, a
things considered, very fortunate.
800 head II pilgrim cattle only vel
70 email per cent was lost. but to many
It fed hay and cared for the animals as car
is fully ms he did his sheep. Feeling pret'
n well off Len has started ON trip east
Il pleasure and business intent. He inten'
N to bay and ship n couple Of car loads
Perchcron- Norman stallions.-Hcrald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17
to the appOrtionment bill

According to the apportionment bill
which seems to have been passed by
the legislature Fergus county will have
n councilman jointly with Park. We
are unable to understand why we are
thus set of with county whose peo-
pie are total strangers to us, and who
are neither acquainted with us nor
our interests. Why didn't they set us
of with Pike county, Missouri. or Pc.
sey county, Indiana, in either OF which
many Of our citizens are well known.
The same may be said OF Choteau and
Dawson and Of Meagher and Yellow
stone. By this appOrtionment the
fundamental principle OF representa-
ton is ignored, for in any event hall
Of the people in these districts will be
practically unrepresented.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

Under the provisions Of the labor
arbitration bill, Gov. Leslie has made
the following appointments: j. ID.
KirtIey, of Helena, representing the
Knights of Labor; X. a. Eddy, Oi
Missoula, representing the employers
class, and ". J. PenrOse, Of Butte
editor OF the Mining journal, who i
supposed to act as the disinterestes
marty. Members of the board arr
allowed travelling expenses and tv'
10 lars per day while engaged in bust
ness under the law.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

self Tor the vigilance committee Then
he SAT down to see whether executive
clcliency could do anything for HIM.
The first woman of the four was
probably over forty. and yet with her
almost beardless face she looked
scarcely thirty-eigh;. She wore tall.
erect hat. with sort OF plume to II,
made by pulling the paint brush tail
out OF an iron gray mule and dying II
a deep crimson.
She wore other clothing but that did
not incense me so much as tins hat.
which had to examine critically all
the evening. She moved her head
also, and kept time to the music, ana
( breathe,l hard in some places, and
shuddered once or twice. She also
spoke to the miserable man who
brought her. Her voice was n rich
baritone. with low xylOphOne ac-
ton, and she breathed like the pas
sionate exhaust Of an overworked
freight engine. When she spoke to her
escort noticed that he shortened up
about four inches and seemed to wish
he had never entered society.
The other three women had broad
hats with domes to them. and the one
who sat on my right also sat on hcr
foot. This gave me n fine oppOrtu-
nifty to look out through the SKY
light of the opera house now and then;
The next one to her wore II deceased
Plymouth Rock rooster in her hat.
The fourth one sat in front of an Eng
lishman who went out between the
acts and came in with n picked olivc
in his mouth each time. lie eoulc
not see anything on the stage, but III
crawled up under the brim of this
woman's hat. with his nose in the
meshcs of her hair, and his hot,
local option breath in her neck. pa
tiently trying to see whether the slcn
der legs in long, black hose belonged
to MIR. Booth, Appollinarus or thu
ballet.
2 II YOU will continue in your excel
l...+t ,,,.a,ses- sit down on the tall hat
| will get you number OF subscriber
here. BILL NyE.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

And what does your cost une rep
resent - said Chauncey Depew to a
young lady at Il fancy bail, whose
dress began too late and ended 700
soon. 80. This is AN i'iea OF my own,
YOU know. am the New York Cen.
trail" $50 see. The Fast Limited
at the Lowest Cut Rates. imagine,
replied the wit.-rown Topics.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

In deciding to have the proceeding,
OF commissioners published, that
the people throughout the county
would be enabled to be thoroughly
and reliably informed, the Fergus
county board but foreshadowed the
act just passed by the legislative as
senbiy making it compulsory with the
commissioners OF every county in the
TERRITORY. Tie people hay. ever be.',
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

The president vet Oed the bill attach
ing the Cpur d'Alene country to
Washinsto ON territory. There is still
a chance for it's annexation to Mon
tana, in accordance with the wishes OF
the people Of that region.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

Astock company has been formed
at Gortlen, Nebraska, to grow buffalo.
The company has on hand 100 head
to start the business, and it claims
that they can raise meat cheaper than
cattle can he raised. by this means
the noble buffalo may be preserved.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

The effort of Billings people to get
a land office established ut that point
has failed for the present. 1t requires
an act of congress to establish the
office
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

The supreme court Of the 'n'te'
States has decided that the tax on
commercial travellers is unconstitu-
tioual, as it intcrferes with Interstate
connpIa.c
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

II is said the Manitoba road Will
..,,nlov a force of 10000 men during
the summer. 4 great many Of them
will become permanent settlers III
Mnutuun
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17
commerce

There arr 4 .0SMl. 600 Mcres 0i nnsnr-
ycvrsl land in Montana, enough to
give 74O. 900 people each 100 acres OF
farming and pasture land. Inter-
Mountain.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

A Chicago journalist has taken out
"a ,mtent for heating railroad cars
Newspaper men have u faculty u
making it warm for some people.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

Helena sports say the gambling bill
passed by the legislature will shut out
nil games now dealt in that city except
farm
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17
WORKING GLASSES


We are now prepared to furnish all classes with
employ at home. the whole ii the time OF 10,
their spare moments. Business new. light and
profitable, Persons Of either sex easily earn from,
~ cent, to $3.50 per evening. and proportional
sum by divoting all their time to the business.
Boys and girls earn nearly as much AS men, mar
all who see this may send their address, ana test
the business. we make this offer. To such ~ are
not well satisfied We will send one dollar to pay
for the trouble Of writing. Full particulars ani
outfit free. Address GEORGE SrINsoN Il Co.
Portland, Maine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

The report OF the territorial auditor
piyes the licenses collected from the
various counties for the year 1886, as
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

"0rT can live ut home and make more
1OO money at work for us. than at
ANYTHING else in this world. Capital not needed ;
vol, are started free. both sexes; all ages Any
one can do the ~srk. Large earnings sure from
first start. Costly outfit ard terms Tree hue.
not delay. Costs you nothing to send us your
Address aud find out; IL you are wise You viii do
80 at once. II. HALLErr n Co., Portland, Maine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

The case OF the condemned Chicago
anarchists is now before the supreme
Court of Illinois, at ottawa.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

The wife OF Senator Beck died III
Washington on the 9th inst.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-17

The late William shakespeare once
wrote in an autograph album these
words.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01

however, unlocked for, for this evening
Blocker and Mrs. Halford breathe the
free air and Halford is in Jail on a
charge Of bigamy. In court this fore
noon Blocker pleaded guilty to com
mon assault, which was accepted
and the adultery proceedings were
postponed until December 18th.
Shortly before noon Mrs. Arrystemia
HalfOrd number one, of Toledo,
put in an appearance, and about the
same time Halford was arrested on a
charge of bigamy. Mrs. Halford num-
Der two left this afternoon for New
Castle and will swear out the proper
warrants that will take Halford to that
place on the charge of having too many
wives. She is armed with her own
marriage certificate with Halford, which
bears date of February 8, 1887, and also
with the marriage certificate of Mrs.
Halford No. l, which is dated at Cleve-
land, O., December 28, 1872, D. R. Til
den, Probate Judge. Mrs. Halford No.
2, who was formerly Mrs. Taylor, gives
proof of divorce from her husband.
Halford's first wife with her children
called on her husband in the Jail today.
Blocker has given formal notice that
he has separated from his wife.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
CANTON OHIO, THURSDAY. DECEMBER l. 1887

that she was compelled to remain in an
uncomfortable standing position.
Sometimes she was even placed with
her back to the door, her hands being
fastened behind her in this way. She
testified that she had been kept for
three days in this position, being only
allowed to lie down and sleep at night
"Such punishment" said the Cover
nor, 81 regard as unnecessarily cruel
Unless it is stopped l shall
recommend to the board of com
missioners that it be entirely dispensed
with. In other institutions, whipping
has been abolished and solitary confine-
ment on bread and water diet substi-
tuted; and l shall recommend that this
be tried in all cases where punishment
is deemed necessary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
$1.5O PER YEAR. q =.
MURDERER CONFEsSES.
/ Demon Who Has Slaughtered 81
Three Wives. l'7'
tephen Barley, a Red Handed Murderer,
Tells How He Killed Them and fs'
What Disposition Was Made
OF Their Bodies.

COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 30.-[Speciall
Accounts were published in today's
papers of horrible wife murder that
had been committed by Stephen Barley
in, Berkley, and the attempted suicide
oHthe murderer, Barley made con
fession in the presence of Jailer Harris.
Barley is over seventy years of age.
The substance of his confession is as
follows: | have been married three
times / killed my first wife with
clpb,t Her name was Catherine. bur.
ief her in the garden, and after while
ltWaS found out and the people dug her
up and buried her in the graveyard,
She had six children from me. NV
SECOND wife's name was Mary killed
her with a brick by hitting her on the
head. l will not tell what did with
her body. She had one child, a boy.
III ts name was Sabey. | don't know
where he is. My third wife's name was
Sallie; she was unfaithful to me for a
long time. My wife and had not been
on good terms for three or four weeks.
That day laid in wait for her in foot
path and as she came along L hit her
on the head with an ak and killed her
and dragged her body into the bushes
until that night. Then | sent my boy
to the yard for wheelbarrow and
when he came L sent him back to the
house, then put the body into the
wheelbarrow and carried it about
mile and put it into the furnace. At
sunrise started the fire and about 8 or
9e'clock it was found out. Sallie had
seven children" The previous butch
cries were known, but it was just after
the war, and such crimes went unpun, I.
islsod. In making his confession Bailey
evinced no repentance for his inhuman
murders, and so hardened had he be.
come that he had forgotten the details
and dates of his former butcheries.
.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
oAPITAn1sTIo GEMS.
Ohio. Sighted and snubbed---Given Mi
nor and Menial Places Only.
SpeCial to ENQUIRER.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. q


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. q.
There was good attendance at the
meeting of the Ohio Democratic Club
last night,ss and General Charles NJ.
Anderson was called on for a speech.
He responded by discussing at some
length and in very interesting way
the cause of the Democratic defeat in
Ohio. His remarks We're pointed and
commanded sclose attention and en-
thusiasm. He spoke of the defensive
attitude in which the Democrats had
been placed, and denounced
the course of Jackson, of
Georgia, whose sensational speech
at.the reception of Davis was SO closely
followed by the appearance of Coy
ernor Gordon in the Ohio campaign.
He dwelt especially on the lack of
official encouragement the Ohio Demo
Gratis have had under the present Ad-
ministration, and doubted not that this
had much to do with the failure of Mr..
Powell to be elected. He argued in
mastery and conclusive way the pro-
priety of the public places being in the
hands of the party placed in power by
the people. He did not think Ohio had
her share. He pointed to Illinois,
which is Republican on all occasions,
with man at the head of the vast pen
sion machineryiEand another man in
control of about forty thousand
postoffices. Dan McConYille, as Sixth
Auditor of the Treasury, was the only
Bureau officer from Ohio in Washing
ton, and there was a remarkable
scarcity of officials of lower de-
gree from the Buckeye State. The
General demonstrated by facts and
figures that Ohio had been slighted.
She had been given minor and menial
places, and the positions of dignity and
profit had been given to other States,
when changes had been made at all.
He asked what that able and eminent
patriot, Samuel j. Tilden, would have
done had he not been defrauded of the
office for which he had been chosen by
the people. He doubted not that Tilden
would have obeyed the voice of the
people and made clean sweep. Gen.
eral Anderson is a ready pleasant talser,
and very popular in Washington. He
is always in demand for speech,
though he is only occasionally heard.
Last night he presented the matter
briefly outlined above in eloquent Ian
guage, aud was applauded with an ener-
gy that showed the club to be in thor,
Ough sympathy with the pnsitions he
took. YN\NA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
oOUGHLIN's CASE.
Evidence ip Rebuttal Presented BY tn,
State.

Evidence ip Rebuttal Presented BY the
State.
RAvENSA, Nov. 3O.-[Special.] ]-Yes
teTday Martha NJ. Case, living near
Rootstown, this county, testified: 81
think saw John Coughlin at our house
on the morning of February s."
Robert Mcdowell, a man of pro.
hounced African type, says he saw a
man at his house who very much re-
sembles John Coughlin three or four
days after the rescue.
Near dozen witnesses from Ridge
vile were next called and testified that
they would not believe Olney Ramsdell
under oath and that his reputation for
truth and veracity was bad.
Charles Near, of Rootstown, says he
thinks he saw John Coughlin in the
township of RQOtstown just after the
rescue here at Ravenna.
The defense had couple of witnesses
yet to call, but in order to shut out the
rebuttal of BOynton they closed.
'Gentlenien," said the court, "you
must be as expeditions as possible with
your arguments, as You know the Rob
inson case is called for Thursday morn
ing"
AT 3:l5 Attorney Siddall began the
first argument of the State. He will be
followed by Attorneys Johnson and
Eddy for the defense and Judge
Hutchins will make the closing argu-
ment. for the State.
Court convened at $50 o'clock this
morning, and Siddall, who had the floor
for two hours yesterday afternoon, con-
tinued his argument, citing authorities
to the court on the point of,what con-
stituted murder in the first degree.
The jurymen are beginning to show
signs Of WEAKNESS and they will no
doubt be very much relieved when the
case is finished and they have rendered
their verdict.
Coughlin does not appear as usual
and his actions tend to show that he is
ON the anxious seat. All of the Elyria
people have gone home, Tom Ray being
the only one remaining. Siddall is
making avery eloquent and pointed
argument for the State, reviewing all
of the direct testimony, following the
men from the night of the fur robbery
UP to the fearful tragedy that occurred
on the morning of February,4. The ju-
ry have been very attentive listeners.
f. G. Johnson will follow Siddall.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01

to go back the N. Y. P. & o. train
hit him, fracturing his skull. When
picked up he was unconscious. He was
taken to the nearest house and Drs
Baker and Conn were summoned. An
examination disclosed a fracture of the
base of the skull and also a fracture Of
the jawbone. Otherwise internally in.
jured the boy lay between life and
death until 2 o'clock when he died. The
ad was an orphan, his parents both
dying last year He lived with his
guardian, Gebhard Herman, at sos
Gross street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Nov. 30.-[Spec-
jail Ben Custley and Charles A. Lo
gan were rival suitors for the hand of
a farmer near Oxford Junction, a town
forty miles north of here. The two
men met at the girls home yesterday
and desperate fight ensued. Custley
finally drove his rival off at the point
Of a revolver. Logan was the favorlte
with the girl, and in the afternoon she
shot herself through the heart. tH